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iAfkcK iAfdrs FUTURmrRon Wieek won the 6thOucens Chess ClubFuturty in the spring witha score of 6.5 out of 9. Hereceived $225 for hiseffort.

Marian Walman finished2nd with 6 points, and BrianLawson and Ed Fmmhintied for 3rd wh 5.5.WarHrmreceived$125,while Lawson and Fmmhinwon se2.50 enh.

Spedal melon should bemade of the performancesOf Tqu ELott andEidgar Cimafianca Jr.IIariott, with a score of 4,eared his first FDErating.

Cimafianca Jr., fiELg inunexpectedly for his father,retuned from a 1 1/2 yearhiatus and defeated al ofthe prizewimers. Hefinished just out of themoney with 5 points.

Ten players partidpated inthe round-robin eventwhich is the only FDE-rated tournament held at

the Queens Chess Club.

YULICEYIC, BHERKENSTIE ur SPRIHG OPENNenad Vulicevic and PeterBierkens split lst place inthe annual Spring Open.Both players scored 4points out of 5 and eachwon $ 150.

Jay RIeirman took theUnder 2000 prize with 3points and won $50.Kenny Schemitz receivedUnder 1800 honors whh aperfect 5 and won $130,while Tom Feue took the2nd urfu 1 8cO priae with4 points. He won $70.Leon Lustelman scored 2.5to win the Under 1500prize and $50.

FRIJIIKm HITs TEE BIGTultEEd Fn]mkin had one of hisgames pubELed in theinternationally known NewIn Chess Yearbook,Volume 49 reeently. Thegame was from the I 994U.S. qu and wasfcatred in an article byGM Bagirov on the RetiOping. (See the Cines

section of this issue. )

The Chib's fearless leaderis getting quite a bit of playon the media board thesedays. Wch over 100 of hisgames can be found ondatabases such ash4asterchess `98 andCheschase' s Megabase.

h addition, " JoshuaWaltalrin annotates his wh.over Ed from a decade agoin Chessmaster 6000.Twaitzhin states it was his

first win over a Master, andthat he had to call his fatherover to watch an thebeantifird sacrifices.

SIX Tire HornTROPHIES H ORE FOBTHE jLGrsEd Fh]mhin and BriarLawson took lot and 2ndrespectively in theJ\]niorthdid-life section ofthe Junior/SedorChampionships. Bothscored 3 . 5 .

Tyrdl ±ott scored 2.5to take the Top Juror(Contirmed neat page)

prize, while KermySchemitz scored 2 to win2nd Junior.

Marian Waxman scored 3 . 5to win Top Senior, whileKen Cruz finished with 3 totake the 2nd Senior spot.All of the prizewirmerswon trophies.

UPCOMING EVENTSAugust |3th32nd Queens Speedy Open5-fs (G,,Ilo)

August 20th - Sept. 3rd

Quads (30/60, SD/60)

Sept.17th

Armial membershipmeeting, election Ofcif f icteiF§ , ELKbirie ckilecture

Sept. 24th -Nov. 5th

Club Chanpionship7-SS (30/60, SD/60)

Annual Club dues are $10for juniors under 2 1, $ 1 5for females or seniors 65 orover, and $30 for allothers.

GAMESIf you played aparticularly exciting gc[methat others may enjay orlecun from, send them tothe Bttlletin. Gantes, withor without comments, canbe given to Jay Kleinmanat the Club or sent via e-mdiltojavbekav@aJaol.com.

Here's the game from Newln Chess.Ed Frumkin - U.Sharma [A14]USA-op Chicago,1994Annotations by Ed Frumkin

1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.b3 d54.Bb2 Be7 5.g3 0-0 6.8g2 c57.0-0 Nc6 8.e3 b6 9.Nc3@iagram)

The article uses this as thestarting position and treatsboth 9.. Bb7 and 9.. Ba6. Myopponent played the latter, asdid Spassky vs. Miles atBaden 1980, a game whichappeared one page prior tomine in the article. Ba610.d3Rc8 11.e4 d412.Ne2 Milesplayed 12 Nb5 andsubsequently lost,recommending 12 Ne2 withthe idea of Nh4 and f4 in hisnotes to his own game.Despite the layout of thearticle, I was blithely unawareof Miles-Spassky, but I hadpreviously tried 12 Nb5 in acorrespondence game without

success. e5 13.Nh4 9614.Bcl Nd7 15.Bh6 Re816.Qd2 Miles gives thisposition a diagram and themove an !, analyzing 16..Bxh417 gxh4 Qxh418 8g519 h3 Qe6 20 f4 with a slightedge for White. Bf817.Bxf8Nxf8 18.f4 Nd7 Now beginsthe longest and possibly bestmaneuver/plan of mycareer.(Diagram)

19.Bh3! The Bishop is in theway and the Knight is useful.Black's QR is a Pawn! Rb820.Bxd7 Qxd7 21.f5 Milesstates White has a winningadvantage. Qe7 22.flf3 f2 isdeliberately left vacant. Bc823.Raft Nd8 24.Kg2 Bd725.Ngl Rc8 26.Nh3 Rc627.Nf2 Kh8 28.Ng4 I call thisthe Felber Knight, as Joefrequently maneuvers histhere to attack the squaressoftened by my ..g6 openings.95 29.f6 Qe6 30.Nf5 Rg831.h3 Preparing to move theNf5. h5 32.Ne7 Rg633.Nxg6+ fxg6 34.Qxg51-0This may be the only gameI've ever played like agrandmaster and 4 % yearslater I leam that l've improvedOn One.

Charlie Gisondi submits hisupset of our leader, playedat that other Queens club.Ed Frumkin {2038) -Charlie Gisondi (1719)[D15]Polgar Tuesday Swiss,

5/12/98, Annotations byCharlie Gisondi1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 d54.Nc3 Bf5 5.Bf4 e6 6.e3 Bb47.Qb3 Qb6 8.Nd2 Nbd79.Be2 0-010.0-0 Qa511.a3Bxc3 12.bxc3 Qb6 13.RfclNe4 14.Qdl Ndf6 15.NflThreatening 16 f3, winning theKnight.(Diagram)

15...g5 16.Be5 Nd7 17.f3Nef618.Bd6 Rfc819.h4 gxh420.c5 Qd8 21.Bd3 Bxd322.Qxd3 Ne8 23.Bh2 Better is23 Bf4 stopping Qg5. 23...Qg524.e4 Qg6 25.Qe3 Nef6 26.e5Nh5 27.Kf2 Kh8 28.g4 Ng729.Bf4 h5 30.Nh2 lf gh, then30.. Nh5. Or, if g5, then 30..Nf5. 30...hxg4 31.fxg4 f532.Rgl fxg4 33.Rxg4 Qc2+34.Kgl lf Qe2, then 34.. Qc3+34...Nf5 35.Qh3 Rg8 36.Bg5Rg7 37.Rfl Rag8 38.Nf3Qxc3 39.Bxh4 Rxg4+40.8g3+ Nh4 41.Khl Qd342.Bxh4 Qh7 43.Rf2 Rg344.Qxe6 R]rf3 45.Rxf3 Qbl+46.Kh2 Qg1+ 47.Kh3 Qhl#0-1

Joe Felber submits ablistering sacrificial winfrom the Futurity.Edgar Cimafranca Jr.(1940) - Joe Felber(2088} [E43]6th Queens Futurity (2),19991.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 b64.c4 Bb7 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.a3Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 0-0 8.Bd3 Ne49.Qc2 f510.g4? (Diagram)

Nxf2! 11.Qxf2 fxg4 12.Bd2Rxf3 13.Qe2 Qh4+ 14.KdlRf2 15.Qel g3 16.Kc2 Na617.hxg3 Qxhl 18.Qxhl Bxhl19.Rxhl h6 20.c5 Nb821.Be4 c6 22.Kd3 bxc523.Bet Rf8 24.dxc5 Na625.Kd4 Rab8 26.g4 e5+27.Kc4 Rb5 28.g5 Rxc5+29.Kd3 d5 30.8g6 e4+31.Kd4 hxg5 32.Ke5 Rf633.Bh7+ Kf7 34.Bd2 Nb835.Rbl Nd7+ 0-1

And Charlie Gisondi showshere a penchant forsacrificing his opponent'spieces.Charlie Gisondi -Aliakbar Asar [C35]Queens G/30, 3/27/981.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Be74.d4 Bh4+ 5.Ke2 Qe7 6.Nc3b6 7.Bxf4 Ba6+ 8.Kd2 d69.Bxa6 Nxa6 10.Qe2 Nb811.g3 Bf6 12.e5 dxe513.dxe5 Qd7+ 14.Qd3 Be715.Radl Bb4 16.Kcl Qxd317.Fckd3 Nd7? 18.Nd5 c519.Nc7+ Kd8 20.Nxa8 Kc821.Rhdl Nb8 22.Rd8+ Kb723.e6 Nc6 24.Rld7+ Ka625.exf7 Nf6 26.Fckh8 Nxd727.f8Q Nxf8 28.Ftrf8 c429.Rc81-0

One of the neat thingsabout the Futurity is that itis the only Club toumanentwhich allows for that oldthrowback- theadjournment. Here's an

interesting one from thisyear' s Futurity.Edgar Cimafranca Jr.(1940) - Jay Kleinman(1885) |C50]Queens Sixth Futurity

Neither player seemedinterested in winning thisgame as we had fumbled theedge to each other severaltimes during the first 40moves. The above diagram iswhere we landed at the timecontrol and I was in theenviable position of having myopponent seal a foroed move.41.Kf2 {sealed) Rf4+ 42.Rf3Rxf3+ (Diagram)

This much was essentiallyforced but now we`ve come tothe first major question. Whitehas three ways to recapture.I discounted 43 gxf3 becauseBlack can simply go up twoPawns after 43.. Qxa2+followed by covering up with

the King. In addition, this linegives Black a passed h-Pawn ,and I could see no perpetual insight for whife. I discounted43 Kxf3 because BIack canforoe a Queen trade after 43..Qf5+. That left only 43 Qxf3.That last option annoyed mebecause it seemed to meWhite could draw with it.(Analysis diagram after 43Qxf3)

From f3 the White Queenfickies BIack's Pawns on f6and c6. Black can play 43..Qxa2+ but after 44 Kg3 I havetD defend. 44.. Qb2 defendsf6 but ieaie§ the BIack Queenout Of play and allows aperpetual, so 44.. Qc2 seemsbest. Then White could govery wrong with 45 Qrd6+?allowing the Queen exchangewliich sffll wcf]cs in Black'sfavor. OR, White could simplymunch an c6. Ulfimately,BIack gets a passed c-Pawnwhile White gets a passed b-Pawn (arfer Qxa6). Though aPawn up, this sd.ll lcoked verymuch like a game to me.Further, it was ro longer ctcarto me that I wanted a Queentrade here. The White King,after all, is closer to theQueenside. I saw some lineswhere White could actuallypromote his b-Pa\rm longbefore I can make myKingside majority count. Witheach side having a passer itwas not at all dear to me whohad the better chances. And Ihad four days and severalChessbase engines to figure

things out! Finally, I looked alittle deeper into 43.. Qb2+!(after 43 Qxf3). I had alwaysliked the fact that this movekept my Queen in check rangebut I didnt see how I couldmake progress with it. Then Istumbled into the fact that ifWhife attempts to keep hisKing active, he loses. Ex: 43.,Qb2+, 44 Kg3 Qe5+, 45 Kf2Qd4+ 46 Kg3? gets hit with46.. Kg5!!, a remarkablystrong King move for thisposition.8Iackthrcatensmateon the move and when Whitedefends I can get mycherished Queen trade! lf theWhite King stays out of g3he's forced to accept apassive spot on the back rank.Then I play .. bxc4 WITH acentralized Black Queen ANDan inactive Whife King and mypasser will be better than hispasser. It was decided. Iwould corffiderty/ reply to 43Qxf3 with Qb2+! My days Ofanalysis were not spent invain. I now knew the positionto be a VVI.n for Black.43~.gxf3? I- couldnl believe it.I'd spent the better part ofseveral days on the numerousramifications of 43 Qxf3 and itwasntt even played. At least Ididnl have to remember anyanalysis in this line. (I didnlhave any. I just knew I had tocover up.) 43...Qxa2+ 44.K93K97 45.cxb5 cxb5 46.Qc7+Kg6 47.Qc8 Qc4 48.Qe8+Kg7 49.Qe7+ Qf7 50.Qd6Qg6+ 51.Kf2 Qc2+ 52.Kg3Qc8 53.f4 This lcoks a littletoo ambitious. 53...Qc3+54.Kg4 h5+ 55.Kh4 Kg656.Qe7 Qc8 57.Qe4+ Kh658.Kg3 Qg4+ 59.Kf2 h460.Qe3 h3 The long-termconsequences Of 43 gxf3 areseen here as the h-Pawnaspires for its rebirth. 61.f5+Kh5 62.Qe8+ K95 63.Qg6+Kf4 64.Q]rf6 Qxf5 Talk abouta crowd on the f-file! 65.Qh4+Ke5+ 66.Ke3 This wasannoying. Whife actuallyfound a place to shield his

King from checks. 66...Qe6This is too wacky. When's thelast time you saw a Queen rLinfrom an enemy King# TheWhite King moved closer tothe Black Queen to get awayfrom checks, so it's onlylogical that the Black Queenmoves futher away to get herchecks back! 67.Qd4+ Kf5+68.Kf2 Qa2+ 69.Ke3 Qb3+70.Kf2 Qc2+ Now we go backto conventional chess. TheQueen inches closer to theKing. 71.Ke3 Qcl+ 72.Kf3Qhl+ 73.Kf2 Qg2+ 74.KelQe4+ At last. 75.Qxe4+ Kxe40-1

QUEENS CRESSCLUB OFFICERS

PresideritEd Frumkin

Vice-PresidentJoe Felber

TreasurerJoe Felber

SecretaryJay Kleinman

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